OT- What they don't teach you at kayaking school

WCF3030 · Post by **WCF3030** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:02 am

http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/w ... kayak1.flv

salvo · Post by **salvo** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:05 am

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:07 am

That could leave a mark!

Post by **Hobie** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:23 am

The Korean tourist you hear talking says, "Look at that, oh jeez the kayaker is dead. Oh, no, he's ok!"

AndyM · Post by **AndyM** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:25 am

I don't know if my Old Town Canoe could withstand that impact

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Fri May 09, 2008 10:55 am

That'll get your attention!

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Fri May 09, 2008 11:01 am

thought you had stay 100 yards from marine mammals.

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Fri May 09, 2008 11:51 am

The Lord has a PLAN for that man!

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Fri May 09, 2008 11:52 am

Great you could translate Hobie.
Great post WCF3030

I'm honestly surprised that doesn't happen often. Kayakers are, let's say, uncautious.

For example, they will spread out and paddle down the center of a channel in a hundred fathoms of water, paddling into the setting sun, blissfully unaware that they are just about one hundred percent INVISIBLE.

They could travel in twelve inches of water, where they can't get run over, but NOOOOOooooooo.

I almost had a breaching whale land on my sixty-five foot fish boat one time. Probably would not have been as nice a result as the film clip. And Hobie probably could not translate the commentary that would have initiated...

I almost ran a twelve foot skiff up on the back of a sleeping whale at O'dark-thirty. Those things are awesome to get up close to, but they're scary too 'cause they sink boats a lot bigger than that kayak.

One fisherman was anchored up and reported on the radio that a whale had snuggled up to her thirty-two foot fishing boat and was caressing it with its flippers. I guess it couldn't find the aperture it was looking for and left unrequited.

I was hunting in a kayak once and drifting in a small cove watching the beach for deer when two minke whales came cruising thru the cove not far from me. They were in deep conversation; when they surfaced and blew one would say something in whale-ese and then they would submerge. When they re-emerged and blew the other would reply, they submerged, surfaced, and repeated the back and forth conversation. I'm not making up or exagerating one detail of their conversation. Unfortunately, it's beyond my capability to reproduce it so Hobie can translate.

I don't know what set me off this way..., oh yeah, the kayak smackdown flick...

Regards,

Grizz

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Fri May 09, 2008 11:57 am

C. Cash wrote:The Lord has a PLAN for that man!

I'll say! That is a multi-ton animal. Amazing that even in water he survived that impact. Must not have landed squarely on him!

H_Talon · Post by **H_Talon** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:10 pm

rjohns94 wrote:thought you had stay 100 yards from marine mammals.

did anyone tell the mammals that

I'd love to Kayak with the killer whales ..

Talon

Rimfire McNutjob · Post by **Rimfire McNutjob** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:59 pm

If killer whales could laugh I'm betting that one was close to passing out. All of his killer whale buddies were probably cracking up a couple of hundred yards away as well. One of those "hey guys, watch this" moments ... like a good Gary Larson drawing.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Fri May 09, 2008 2:55 pm

TomD · Post by **TomD** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:03 pm

If they figure out there is a blood sausage in those shells, it's all over. Whales will joist with your yacht, if they get excited.

NonPCnraRN · Post by **NonPCnraRN** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:10 pm

Bet the Orca left after smelling all the kayaker poop in the water!

Rimfire McNutjob · Post by **Rimfire McNutjob** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:14 pm

Didn't a forum member just recently mention an upcoming kayak hunt in Alaska? I hope he remembers to pack a 55 gallon drum of Killer Whale repellent.

BenT · Post by **BenT** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:17 pm

Sounds interesting I wish I could veiw it. It just flickers at me.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:41 pm

Rimfire McNutjob wrote:If killer whales could laugh I'm betting that one was close to passing out. All of his killer whale buddies were probably cracking up a couple of hundred yards away as well. One of those "hey guys, watch this" moments ... like a good Gary Larson drawing.

Rimfire,

Now I'm close to passing out. That's funny right there !!

WCF3030 · Post by **WCF3030** » Fri May 09, 2008 4:11 pm

BenT wrote:Sounds interesting I wish I could view it. It just flickers at me.

Sorry about that.

Basically it starts with 3 kayakers in the ocean and then a Large Killer Whale (Free Willy) jumps a good 12ft out of the water and suplexes (WWF style) one of the kayakers. He stays under for about 4 seconds then pops up like a cork and starts paddling for all his worth to the boat.

gundownunder · Post by **gundownunder** » Fri May 09, 2008 5:04 pm

The Lord has a PLAN for that man!

right after he gets through changing his pants and cleaning out his kayak

salvo · Post by **salvo** » Fri May 09, 2008 5:07 pm

Back in the late 70's I was night fishing for sand bass outside Dana Point Harbor in my little 12' Sears Gamefisher. My buddy and I could hear the sound of whales exhaling far away POOOF the sound kept getting closer and closer, until a pod of 4 killer whales each took there turn spyglassing us and swimming under the boat.
It was quite an experience and I feel lucky to have been able to experience that. I will never forget that night. Scared the stuff outa me though!

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Fri May 09, 2008 5:09 pm

......."I think we need a bigger boat"

sore shoulder · Post by **sore shoulder** » Fri May 09, 2008 5:24 pm

Grizz wrote:I was hunting in a kayak once and drifting in a small cove watching the beach for deer when two minke whales came cruising thru the cove not far from me. They were in deep conversation; when they surfaced and blew one would say something in whale-ese and then they would submerge. When they re-emerged and blew the other would reply, they submerged, surfaced, and repeated the back and forth conversation. I'm not making up or exagerating one detail of their conversation. Unfortunately, it's beyond my capability to reproduce it so Hobie can translate.

Grizz

Great visual Grizz. Priceless.

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Fri May 09, 2008 6:16 pm

Wow....Thats incredible....
I saw a killer whale leap out of the water while windsurfing...
but he was a couple hundred yards away....
and
I hauled @$$ back to shore real quick too!

Mokwaw · Post by **Mokwaw** » Sat May 10, 2008 6:48 am

Awesome...............

Post by **Old Savage** » Sat May 10, 2008 11:32 am

They pretty much just told us not to touch the turtles.